(University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management) Faster approval times for generic drugs will get them into consumers' hands quicker, but may not make the price any better, a pricing and marketing researcher has found.A mathematical model created by Andrew Ching shows that...

February 8, 2011 9:38 am |
by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology |
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Microarray and immunoassay company Aushon BioSystems Inc. of Billerica said it has signed a diagnostic development collaboration letter of intent with Peking University Cancer Hospital (PUCH) in Beijing.

February 8, 2011 9:38 am |
by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted fast track review status to Cambridge biotech Pervasis Therapeutics Inc. for Vascugel, its lead drug program, a prevention treatment of kidney dialysis access failure in patients with end stage renal disease.

DALLAS, Feb. 8, 2011 /- Targetbase , a leading U.S.-based direct marketing agency known for its expertise in understanding consumer data, translating that data into intelligence, and using it to produce effective creative with measurable results, today announced that Peter Dannenfelser...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ability of families to sue vaccine producers for faulty design could lead to a rise in litigation and force manufacturers to abandon the market, which, in turn, could cause disastrous public health consequences in the United States,...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The District of Columbia Patients Cooperative (DCPC), a taxable non-profit corporation that formed one year ago to provide high quality and affordable medical "marijuana" to qualifying DC patients will host a "Town Hall" meeting about...

(University of Warwick) New research from Warwick Medical School published today in the European Heart Journal shows that prolonged sleep deprivation and disrupted sleep patterns can be linked to strokes, heart attacks and cardiovascular disorders which often result in early death.

European car manufacturers BMW and PSA Peugeot CitroÃ«n have set up a JV company called BMW Peugeot CitroÃ«n Electrification to work on the development of hybrid electric vehicle components, including power electronics and software.

February 8, 2011 7:36 am |
by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology |
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Biotech startup Arsanis Inc. of Lebanon, N.H., has raised $9.6 million in a new round of funding, according to federal documents. Arsanis is another creation of Tillman Gerngross and Errik Anderson, both of Lebanon's Adimab Inc.

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 8, 2011 /- MRI Medical Inc. is changing its name to Xeridiem Medical Devices, Inc. as part of its corporate development plan. "Although we're changing our name, we will continue to provide our customers with the same superior design, development, and manufacturing...